{"id":19681,"date":"2023-04-18T16:53:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T16:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/?p=19681"},"modified":"2023-04-18T16:54:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T16:54:05","slug":"flaviu-pop-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/flaviu-pop-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Flaviu Pop For BIOWARS: Exploring A Comic Book Artist\u2019s Career, Style & Upcoming Projects [Interview]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Explore Flaviu’s fantastic art!<\/a><\/p>\n

We continue our interview series with Flaviu Pop \u2014 a terrific artist from Bucharest who continuously blesses our <\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/a> feed with his beautiful illustrations!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A <\/span>self-taught comic book artist<\/span><\/b>, we were curious to find out about Flaviu’s journey as an artist, and what advice he would give to aspiring artists.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. Flaviu, you are a self-taught comic book artist and illustrator. How much work goes into becoming a comic book artist?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

I have been drawing on and off ever since I was able to hold a pencil in my hand. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I was born in \u201896, so I grew up watching reruns of Spider-Man, X-Men and <\/span>Batman The Animated Series<\/span><\/i>, all of which influenced my first drawings. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I really intended to become a comic book artist as a kid, but I feared<\/span> that art would not be financially viable. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the spring of 2020, I decided to give art another shot. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I did it for fun at first and as a means to relax after work (I used to work as a PR and educational consultant). <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I had some knowledge in how to use Photoshop from my college years and I decided to buy my first tablet and start working digitally (I actually alternated between drawing traditionally and digitally). <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I started collecting comics again and getting more and more inspired by them. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Initially, I started to hone my painting skills, but comics beat any other medium for me. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It was love at first sight in my childhood and a continuous learning process ever since.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Around October 2020 I got contacted by one of my ongoing collaborators for my first comic gig. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In my case, it took about three\u00a0years and a lot of late nights to come to where I am right now and become the artist I am today. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When it comes to becoming a comic book artist, it all depends on the person and how much time they are\u00a0willing to dedicate to the craft. Some people are naturally talented and learn very easily; others need to work harder and be very disciplined. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the end, I believe that\u00a0willpower is the best tool in any artist\u2019s arsenal.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>You\u2019ll have an illustrated <\/span>guide on multiple versions of Batman<\/span><\/a> published in October 2023. Can you tell us about that project and how the collaboration with Matthew K. Manning happened?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

I received an email from the art director of <\/span>Insight Editions <\/span><\/i>in the fall of last year. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They were looking for an artist to illustrate a new book they were about to launch which was to feature Batman a lot. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Honestly, at first, I thought it was either a joke or one of those opportunities that are too good to be true. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I thought they\u2019d reject me\u00a0eventually or I wouldn\u2019t hear from them again, but to my disbelief, they shared all the details about the project with me; soon after that, I started working on the book. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I did not know initially who was going to write it and I was very pleased to find out Matthew is the writer. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I am truly honored to be working with such a great writer and a Batman veteran. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Batman is my favorite comic book character, and my heart skipped a beat when I found out I was accepted to illustrate the guide. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I am pretty new to the game and could not imagine working on such a high-profile project so soon, but either fate, the social media algorithm, or both put my work in front of the people from <\/span>Insight Editions<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>DC <\/span><\/i>and they decided to hire me.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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